rock fence

noun

, South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a wall built of unmortared stones, as one bordering a field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock fence¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

This young adult remained at her house at the rock fence approximately four months.

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For all we know he'll guess you must have got out of Thompson's stope somehow, and dig away his rock fence to see!

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His scraggy hair topped the rock fence and his staring eyes peeped over, each its own way.

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Their dead lay all about the gate of the rock fence, stark and still.

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